I've said it before, but THIS is what restoration should be. Preserving as much of the original and RESTORING it back to purpose. No mirror finish, no grinding off the makers mark, no cast handle. This is just awesome to watch!
Could have maybe kept the original handle and just polished it, but it's hard to appreciate how damaged it really was on video. Sadly most restoration videos are crap, "restoring" some stupid mild steel abomination they just welded together and left 2 days in salt water just to clickbait. There's entire channels based on this. And yea, cast handles are crap whether restored or original.
I like that you did an honest restoration of a real knife in its real state. Most people chuck things in water and make it more rusty so it appeara impressive on cam. You just restored it without the Fake bs. Really good job bro.
You rock man! I was surprised to find an old Mora knife being resurrected on a TH-cam video. I have an old one which is by far my favorite knife. I stumbled across the video by accident. I am totally amazed with your techniques using old school tools, etc. I dug a bit deeper to see what the old codger looked like and maybe his old shop, etc. Wow! A kid from Denmark! My hat is off to you sir! Young man! Whatever.... I wish you the best of luck
my grandmothers boyfriend died recently of cancer, and the same knife was a gift for me. im gonna do my best to restore it. just but it in vinegar bath, it has so much rust on it
I don't think the people it affects really know what's ahead of them and that's the sad thing - it's going to be a shit show! And if Brexit fails, it'll affect Britain as well.
@@DaleDix So funny that the usual suspects were SCREECHING saying the internet was gonna die if the FCC ended "net neutrality." But theyre totally silent on Art 13.
Nice one mate, just a tip for splitting sticky logs, instead of hitting with the log down, flip it so the axe hits the stump. It's a bit awkward but it'll split faster.
Hello. At 5:22, I think your quench, and/or your annealing, are too hot. Those marks on the blade are known as "frog skin", it means the steel lost carbon due to exposure to high temperatures. The metal forms bubbles that peel out of it, taking the carbon with them and leave the "scars". You can grind as much as you want, but those marks won't disappear, even if you quench the blade again (at least on my experience). The grain structure is also compromised, as the grain grows too big due to the high temperature. A tip is to quench in a dark room (even if it compromises the filming), and keep track of the temperature with a magnet.
Never had any issues with any of my quenches. To my knowledge it's just scale popping off when the steel cools off quickly and goes to martensite. The marks can be ground of very easily as it is just a surface phenomenon. If you have a link to someplace that explains it I'd be interested in reading it. Also please don't try to judge the temperature of the the steel trough a screen, it doesn't work like that.
@@MakeNCreate didn't judge the temperature of the steel by the color. Didn't even mention it. Just said that your quench seemed hot because of the marks on the steel after the heat treatment. I already lost knives because of that, and the marks were pretty similar to those on your blade. If the blade soaked on a high temperature for to much time, the carbon loss is deeper. And in a thin blade it could mean a lot of grinding until the layer of low carbon is gone. About the link, take a look on Eduardo Berardo's channel here on TH-cam. He is a Brazilian ABS mastersmith.
Well I can tell you the quench wasn't too hot. The knife hardened successfully with no cracks in it. Also it cuts very well and is holding an edge quite nicely for an older steel. As for Eduardo, I don't read or speak Portuguese and I couldn't find any videos on his channel that refereed to the ''Frog skin''. If you find any info on it I'd be more than happy to read it. Thank you!
When will you try another axe or tomahawk also where did you get your start. Could you maybe do something about how you started and what you had at first? Where you got your hunger for restoration and creativity in the blacksmith trade? I believe it would be a good subject.
4.07 already knew the technique of hardening /heat treatment on a piece of steel/iron. What's the main purpose besides of straighten the blade? Greetings.
Just a quick question please after I tell you that, that was phenomenal. Beautiful work. So my question is did I read that you used birch for the handle?? When you split that wood on the chopping block it had brown bark and the birch I’m used to has a papery white or yellow “ skin”. It to me looked like a thicker bark like a maple or oak. And again I truly enjoyed this video. Thanks in advance for your answer. ATB Mike
Very late reply, but when birch trees get old the bark on the bottoms of the trunks/thickest parts gets like that. Notice that on the outermost layer of the bark there are some white bits still.
Для лучшей пропитки дерева делай так: Кладёшь в морозилку нож замотаный в газеты на пару часов. Греешь на плите масле до темпр 70 -80 С° достаёшь и погружаешь в масло. Так оно глубже пропитается
@@sergeysergeyfest4257 пока не перестанут выделяться пузырьки с рукояти. А если есть вакуумная камера (самодельная. То процесс пийде веселее) вакуумкамеру можно сделать из банки с закручивающейся крышкой и насосом аквариумным. Есть на ютубе видос.
@@sergeysergeyfest4257 ну можно и так по пробовать. Лучше брать масло в магазине для художников. Оно рафинируется быстрее и ефект скорее достигается . А если изделие после пропитки оставлятьь на солнце , то это время ускорится.
First of all, congratulations for your work, I would like to have your skill and your equipment! a question, when you heat the blade and immerse it in used oil, is it to temper the steel? or to darken it? thanks for your videos!
@@Luk3SkyWalk3r basically, yes. It is often crucial to make the blade actually useable, otherwise it would constantly be chipped or dented or otherwise damaged.
Is it called Mora? In Russia, such knives were made, under the name of kitchen knives, in the 30-80s of the last century, at various factories. I have 2 of these in my collection, with different marks.
I've said it before, but THIS is what restoration should be. Preserving as much of the original and RESTORING it back to purpose. No mirror finish, no grinding off the makers mark, no cast handle. This is just awesome to watch!
Appreciate the feedback. I'm tired of seeing it too mate!
Could have maybe kept the original handle and just polished it, but it's hard to appreciate how damaged it really was on video. Sadly most restoration videos are crap, "restoring" some stupid mild steel abomination they just welded together and left 2 days in salt water just to clickbait. There's entire channels based on this. And yea, cast handles are crap whether restored or original.
@@MakeNCreate what kind of wood did you use for the handle?
@@Chevelle_addict birch
@@colinperkins8794 thanks
Now THAT is a restoration !!! Nothing taken away and a tool brought back to life as it was meant to be. Congratulations sir.
I like that you did an honest restoration of a real knife in its real state. Most people chuck things in water and make it more rusty so it appeara impressive on cam. You just restored it without the Fake bs. Really good job bro.
I really like that you stuck with traditional birch as the handle material. It’s one of my favorite woods to work with.
You rock man! I was surprised to find an old Mora knife being resurrected on a TH-cam video. I have an old one which is by far my favorite knife. I stumbled across the video by accident. I am totally amazed with your techniques using old school tools, etc. I dug a bit deeper to see what the old codger looked like and maybe his old shop, etc. Wow! A kid from Denmark! My hat is off to you sir! Young man! Whatever.... I wish you the best of luck
You don't even know how much I love your content. Your vids are really cool always.
man it hurts to see knife in such a bad shape,thank you for restoring it
Hard piece of wood ! Great job !👍
Man, I definitely need some mora these videos!
Мора и Бёкер хорошие ребята. Смотрел видео с удовольствием.
Продолжай в том же духе
This is why you are the best channel on youtube
Don't know about that but I try. Thanks mate!
good tradition deserves good restoration. this is it!
Hi, I love my Moras, best knifes. What you did is excellent, great job!!!
Very good steel in those old ones, good choice! Carl Andersson (the CA in the brand) was doing knifes as early as 1890...
It makes me sad that someone treated a knife this was. Great restoration!
Thanks!
Very good restoration knife 👍👍👍🔪🔪🔪
Thank you!
Great job mate really enjoyed the video
Thanks mate! Appreciate it :)
I really like the sheath for that knife. Something about that weird tip makes me want it.
Great job. Using the hand tools is great to watch as well when some would spend 2 hours shaping the handle with a belt sander.
Appreciate the feedback mate, Thank you!
Such a neat restoration; impressive! Thumbs up all the way! 👍
Thank you very much!
You are one of my favourite youtubers
Appreciate it mate!
@@MakeNCreate thank you I'm very happy because you are a hero to me 👍👍
you got talent dude, great work!!
Thank you!
Great job as all ways good for another 75 years easy . Happy trails
Thanks mate, you too!
Vraiment une belle restauration, bravo.
my grandmothers boyfriend died recently of cancer, and the same knife was a gift for me. im gonna do my best to restore it. just but it in vinegar bath, it has so much rust on it
8:17 ok he's gonna use a chisel?
8:25 Yeap. There is his chisel
You did a great restore on a damn fine knife
Thank you Ron!
An old beauty restored
GREAT JOB WELL DONE... THANKS FOR SHARING...
Excellent video my friend,i appreciate your craft manship,beautiful.Stay safe.👍
Dina videon är som goda gamla böcker - det gäller att hälsa på dom då och då.
An Excellent rejuvenation of that Mora, Nice work :) ATB
super restauration ! Bravo!!
Excellent job ..
I wish my drill bits were arranged that neatly
Great restoration
Thank you!
Very enjoyable to watch!
Ottimo lavoro. Molto bravo. Grazie.
Hi! Very good artisanal job.
Beautiful knife ;)
Eyyo. Great job. Quite nice looking knife
Thanks!
When I first clicked on the video it said "video unavailable" I got on the floor and just yelled "noooo article 13 strikes again" but I'm good now
Not for me
I don't think the people it affects really know what's ahead of them and that's the sad thing - it's going to be a shit show! And if Brexit fails, it'll affect Britain as well.
@@DaleDix So funny that the usual suspects were SCREECHING saying the internet was gonna die if the FCC ended "net neutrality." But theyre totally silent on Art 13.
Hello mister sir love the vids as usual it brings me joy;)
Glad to hear that!
Nice one mate, just a tip for splitting sticky logs, instead of hitting with the log down, flip it so the axe hits the stump. It's a bit awkward but it'll split faster.
True story
Great job!
Thanks for showing what you use on your leather
You're welcome mate!
Great job looks awesome
Beautiful job! Not related but what Boker knife are you using in that restoration?
good job!
Nice skills. What is your folding knife in this video?
Love your work.
Hello. At 5:22, I think your quench, and/or your annealing, are too hot. Those marks on the blade are known as "frog skin", it means the steel lost carbon due to exposure to high temperatures. The metal forms bubbles that peel out of it, taking the carbon with them and leave the "scars". You can grind as much as you want, but those marks won't disappear, even if you quench the blade again (at least on my experience). The grain structure is also compromised, as the grain grows too big due to the high temperature. A tip is to quench in a dark room (even if it compromises the filming), and keep track of the temperature with a magnet.
like the pattern visible at 4:25 ?
Never had any issues with any of my quenches. To my knowledge it's just scale popping off when the steel cools off quickly and goes to martensite. The marks can be ground of very easily as it is just a surface phenomenon. If you have a link to someplace that explains it I'd be interested in reading it. Also please don't try to judge the temperature of the the steel trough a screen, it doesn't work like that.
@@MakeNCreate didn't judge the temperature of the steel by the color. Didn't even mention it. Just said that your quench seemed hot because of the marks on the steel after the heat treatment. I already lost knives because of that, and the marks were pretty similar to those on your blade. If the blade soaked on a high temperature for to much time, the carbon loss is deeper. And in a thin blade it could mean a lot of grinding until the layer of low carbon is gone. About the link, take a look on Eduardo Berardo's channel here on TH-cam. He is a Brazilian ABS mastersmith.
Well I can tell you the quench wasn't too hot. The knife hardened successfully with no cracks in it. Also it cuts very well and is holding an edge quite nicely for an older steel. As for Eduardo, I don't read or speak Portuguese and I couldn't find any videos on his channel that refereed to the ''Frog skin''. If you find any info on it I'd be more than happy to read it. Thank you!
@@MakeNCreate 👍🏻
Excellent job👍
When will you try another axe or tomahawk also where did you get your start. Could you maybe do something about how you started and what you had at first? Where you got your hunger for restoration and creativity in the blacksmith trade? I believe it would be a good subject.
Great work! 👍
*Nice knife*
Awesome!
Теперь у ножа будет достойный хозяин. Успехов!
I own 3 of mora knives,made in SWEDEN ,perfect everyday use
Have you ever tried forging a ring or bracelet? It's pretty fun, plus you can wear it around (unlike battle axes unfortunately)
I mean
It's not illegal.
@@Numbers225 Well then. Guess who's bringing a battle ax to their next job interview
I have made rings out of old coins!
4.07 already knew the technique of hardening /heat treatment on a piece of steel/iron. What's the main purpose besides of straighten the blade? Greetings.
Tempering is to remove some of the hardness from from the steel after hardening it, making it tougher.
Make N' Create ..thanks.👍
Beautifully done bro!
I like it already
I'm finally getting in a anvil to start blacksmithing instead of just stock removal!=)
Mora and Fjallraven in same vid, sweet.
;)
Nice job
Молодец! Хорошая работа!)
hello..what kind of folding is that...while carving...
Svensk kniv, Svenska kläder, väldigt bra (y)!
Blaaklaader!
He returns
One question. Can you please tell me whats is your pocket knife model please? Thanks in advance.
F3 II G10 with a modified handle shape.
Make N' Create Thank you for your answer!
Nice work man! What oil you use for the quench ??
Is the sheath supposed to have that split at the top?
Great job was that a custom sheath
Definitely not the original. So yes. Thank you!
Good job...😎
Thank you!
I have a mora companion and i carry it everyday
Just a quick question please after I tell you that, that was phenomenal. Beautiful work. So my question is did I read that you used birch for the handle?? When you split that wood on the chopping block it had brown bark and the birch I’m used to has a papery white or yellow “ skin”. It to me looked like a thicker bark like a maple or oak. And again I truly enjoyed this video. Thanks in advance for your answer. ATB Mike
Very late reply, but when birch trees get old the bark on the bottoms of the trunks/thickest parts gets like that. Notice that on the outermost layer of the bark there are some white bits still.
Did you consider grinding a new bevel? Great video!
A Mora without the perfection that is a Scandi grind?! BLASPHEMY!
Молодец хорошая работа!
Для лучшей пропитки дерева делай так:
Кладёшь в морозилку нож замотаный в газеты на пару часов. Греешь на плите масле до темпр 70 -80 С° достаёшь и погружаешь в масло. Так оно глубже пропитается
и сколько держать в масле? или все таки варить 5-6 часов?
@@sergeysergeyfest4257 пока не перестанут выделяться пузырьки с рукояти. А если есть вакуумная камера (самодельная. То процесс пийде веселее) вакуумкамеру можно сделать из банки с закручивающейся крышкой и насосом аквариумным. Есть на ютубе видос.
@@alexgloba9.90 то есть, все таки просто вымачивать, а не варить? при теперешних ценах на электричество-...))) а масло просто подогревать иногда?
@@sergeysergeyfest4257 ну можно и так по пробовать. Лучше брать масло в магазине для художников. Оно рафинируется быстрее и ефект скорее достигается . А если изделие после пропитки оставлятьь на солнце , то это время ускорится.
@@alexgloba9.90 купил льняное нефильтрованное и нерафинированное, думаю, пойдет!
I very like your videos
Thank you!
U should make a video showing all ur knives
First of all, congratulations for your work, I would like to have your skill and your equipment! a question, when you heat the blade and immerse it in used oil, is it to temper the steel? or to darken it? thanks for your videos!
The step in question is hardening.
Tempering comes afterwards and reduces the hardness a bit but also make it way less brittle.
@@dreadnought8363 the steel is tempered when you let it cool slowly by the fire or in the oven? so it becomes more "elastic"?
@@Luk3SkyWalk3r basically, yes. It is often crucial to make the blade actually useable, otherwise it would constantly be chipped or dented or otherwise damaged.
@@dreadnought8363 Thank you so much !!!!!!
Is it just me or did you not hammer down the end bit of the tang that pokes out at the end
What type of wood did you use for the handle? Never mind, you did mention it is birch.
Which type of wood do you use for the handle?
Birch.
What kind of oil do you use for harden?
Well done! But the handle seems need a little more work.
5:36 try to hit next time by ax head, when log stucked on axe
was thinking the same.
Is it called Mora? In Russia, such knives were made, under the name of kitchen knives, in the 30-80s of the last century, at various factories. I have 2 of these in my collection, with different marks.
Mora knives here in Scandinavia are swedish. I think the founder was named Erik frost.
What's knife is on the 8:30 ?
This is probably a stupid question but did this knife need restoration because it didn’t seem like there were any significant problems with it before.
The tip of the blade wasn't hardened, the blade was bent and also had a large dent in it. The handle was also in very poor condition. It was in need.
Ok thanks you. I didn’t notice that before.
The Master!
Hello, nice wok, nice rustic look !!
Can i have a question? what happened with your left hand? this tattoo hide any injury?
It's just a tattoo mate.
what did you use for the sheath?
Nice anvil.
8:45.Что за нож у мастера,которым он вырезал рукоять?
Похож на Boker Vox F3.
Oh and sorry if this is much but if you remember what hand thimble do you use in your frontier sheath vid?
Eline sağlık
Your tattoo!!